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: “'illiam 0 Butler, one of the Increase
i Montcrey, wnsbnrn at n tamilytmemorn
i“; tie for it! military renown. Hisgrandla
e/ thcr'wna a native 0| Ireland. but emigre
ted. to Amezicn nbunt the middle ofthe
3% last century. nml settled in Penneylvnnin.
‘ When :thewar of independence broke nut,
”f; the whole male portion of his descendants,
five .stalwnrt som. entered the army.—
Thc patriotism ‘of the sire and his chit-
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. rlren became so celebratedthat W'ashing
;l' .4 ton once gave. as a toast—"'l'he Butlers
and their the sons." La Fayette was ac
customed to say of them—" When I wan
ted’a thing well done, I ordered a Butler
"3 (0 do It.” . . -
’ » The, subject of this biography was the
, “If second sun'J'ol Perctval Butler, the tourth
“ murder of these lite revolutionary broth.
5‘ ers. .VVilliatn 0. Butler had just finish
ed his collegiate course. and was prepar
ing to study law, when the war ol 1812
f:' broke out. . The surrender of Detroit a
'.. roused the patriotism at every‘Americant,
especially at the suits of Kentucky ; and a
. large lorce immediately volunteered to
'3‘: march on Canada and chastise the enemy.
Among those who enlisted was young But
ler; he entered as a private In Captain
Hart’s companynl» infantry ; but, betore
f the army marched, he was elected a cor
‘ poral. Sooa alter he was made an ensign
in the 17th Infantry. This wing of the
army. under Gen. Winchestermdvaocerl
, on the river Rasin. which they reached
utter a toilsome march in the dead olvwin
' ter. No historian has as yet done justice
. to the privations endured by these brave
77:3? Kentuckians. Butler was present at both
:7: the actions on the Rasih. and on each oc
-3‘5 easiun displa'yerl'greatintrepidity. In the
" first battle, which was lought on the 181 h
ol January 1814, the Americans were vic
torious. In the second and more mentor-'
’ able one. which occurrerl,.tour days later.
they were deleated.
‘1 In thislatter conflict Butler received a
:j dangerous wound. The manner in which
7! he received it illustrates his bravery. so
- Inrcibly,‘ and, is so well told by Kendall.
f in his biography, that we quote-the para
if graph entire. .. Alter the route and mas
] sacre of the right' wing. belonging to
t? “ ells’ command. the whole lorce of the
British and Indians Was concentrated‘a
gainst the small body of troops under Ma
§ jnr Madison, that maintained their ground
‘_fi within the pieketetl gardens. A double
barn. commanding the plot of ground on
'3 which the Kentuckians stood, was ap
: proached on one side‘by the Indians. un
‘ der the cover olan orchard and fence ;the
. British, on the other side, being so posted
as to command the space between it and
the; picketsLHfHA party in the rear ol the
barn were discovered advancing. to take
possession a! it.': All saw the total conse
quences of the secure lodgment ol _the en
emy in a place which" would present eve
ry man within the pickets at'cluse rifle
shot to the aim of their marksmen. Ma
jor Madison inquired ifthere was no one
who would volunteer to run the gauntlet
ol the fire of the British and Indian lines,
and put a torch to the conibustibles "lllh
inthe barn. to save the remnantofthe ltt
tle s'rmy fr‘Om sacrifice. Butler. without
a moment’s delay,took some blazing sticks
from a fire'at'hand, leaped‘the pickets. &
running at his utmost speed. thrust the tire
tnto the straw within the barn. One who
was an anxious spectator ol' the event we
narrate, says, 'atthough volley upon volg
alley was fired at him. Butler. after making‘
some steps on his way bark, turned to see
“the fire had taken. and not being satis
ecfied,’ returned to the barn and set it in a
blaze. .. As tho-conflogratlon‘gre‘w, the an:
semy was seen retreating' lrom the rear ot
the building.’which they had entered at
,"”.° end as the flame ascended 'in the oth.
-er. Soon-alter- reaching the pickets in
.o‘alety. amid the shouts of his Iriends,‘ he
Wlfiflfllck bye ball, 'in his breast. Be-i
ilevms trom_the pain he lelt‘ that "had
PellemlPd b'lqh'edt.ftumiug to Adjutant
(“0W Gen'),.M,¢Cslls, one of his Lexing
ton wmtdflv and pressing hrs hand to the
spotlhe sold. "I leat- this shot is mortal,
”butwhilel amable to tnov'ei'l will do my
»duty.’.’,_'lTo the anxious vinquiriegi‘otms
-triend.,ywho met'him soon ‘alterward. he 0-
lpsned‘his svestrwith a smile. and‘showed'
hlthét 'lho ball had spent itti'el'lfon' the'.
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away his Leisure b chltivatipg poet'ryglu'r;
\lbiéhK hia'h‘a'dé ing it‘ale‘li‘tif- In 1814 he
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FromNoul‘a Snlurduyfigizollo
General Butler.
He arrived at headquarters just in time
tojoin iii the attack on Pensacola. being
theonly officer. at' the head of the new
Tennessee leviesfwho was thus Nomi"-
'Foltowing Gen. Jackson‘to‘ New Orleans.
he particrpateil in the action of the 2M at
December. 1814. which WM Pt't’llmmnrj
to the great battle of the Bth. and exerci
sed a powerlul influence on the fortunes
of thst‘day. During the canflict. the com;
inander ofthe regiment got .lost in the
darkness. when Butler nit senior ‘oflict‘l'
placed himself at the head of the men. 81
led them to repeated charges; '. He also
taught at the more decisive battle ofthe
B'h. For his meritorious conduct in this
campaign he was made a major by brevet.
Soon after, Gen. Jackson appointed 'him
his aid-dc-camp. in which situation he
continued until he abandoned the armv.
in 1817, with the rank of colonel, But
ter retired to private life.. He now resu
med the study 0! the law'. married. and
settletl on his patrimonial possessions at
the confluence of the Ohio and Kentucky
rovers; Here. for twenty-five years. he
resided in comparative retirement. a motle
of life admirably suited to his refined
tastes and fondness tor domestic life.—
Without a particle of what is usually call
ed ambition. he had no desire for popular
Salli“. except so tar as he believed he
:could. by holding public trusts. be contiu~
iciVe to the. common weal. At last. in a
tpolitical crisis. he was induced by his
triends to become a candidate, for Con
lgress. Twice he was elected, and would
Share been a third time. perhaps. had he
;not absolutely declined. ln 1844 he be
came the csndidateol his party for Gov
_ernor of Kentucky. when he assisted. by
his general popularity. considerably to di-;
minish the usual' majority of the Whig
party; and this. notwithstanding his np-‘
patient was an estimable man. .Butleri
belongs to the democratic side in politic-il.“
He has never. however.» been considered}
a violent partizan. ~
When the war wtth Mexico broke out.
he was created a Major General. He
marched with the Kentucky and other
volunteers to the aid 0! Gen. Taylor. and
was with that hero at Monterey. In this
terrible siege. Butler was second in com
mand. He. like Gen. Taylor, saw the
importance of seizing the Saltillo road, &
fully favored the movement of General
Worth to turn the enemy’s left. From
the narrative of Major Thomas. one of
the General’s companions in arms, we
quote the tollowing detailed account of
his heroism on that day:
H Worth marched on Sunday. Septem
ber 20th. thus leaving Twiggs’ and But
ler’s divisions with Gen. Taylor. Gen.
Butler was in favor of throwing his divis
ion acrosa the St.iJolin’s river. and ap
proaching the town from the east. which
was at first determined upon. This was
changed. as it would leave but one. and
perhaps the smallest division. to guardjtlie
camp. and attack in front. The 20th the
general also reconnoitered the enemy’s po
sition. Early in the morning of the flat
the force was ordered to create a diver
sion in favor of Vi'orth, that he might gain
this'position; and before our division came
(within long range of the enemy’s princi
pal battery, the foot of Twiggs’ division
had been ordered down tothe northeast
side of the town. to make an armed rec
onnoisance ofthe advanced battery. and
to take it if it could be done without great i
loss. The volunteer division was scarce-l
ly lor'ned in rear of our howitzer & mor
tar battery. established the night previous
under cover of a rise ol ground, before the
intantry sentdown to the northeast side
of the town became closely and hotly en
gagetf‘. the batteries of that. division were
sent down.‘ and we were then ordered to
support the attack. Leaving the Ken
tucky regiment to support the mortar and
howitzer battery. the general rapidly put
in march. by a flank movement. the other
three regiments. movingfor some one and
shelf or two:miles.under av heavy-fire of
round—shot. As further‘order‘ed. theo
hio regiment was detached from v-Quik
man’s brigade. and led by the general (at
this time accompanied by Gen. Taylor)
into the town. Qaitman carried his brie
gade direcdy? on thctbattery first attack
ed, and gallantly'carried it.. ,Beforesthir,
bower/er. as‘we entered, the suburbs._the
chief-enaineer came up and advised as to
withdrawga's the object of the attack had
failed, andjifwe ‘moved on we must meet
with great loss. ‘ The general wasloath
to fall back withoot consulting with Gen;
Taylor, Which he diddo—ethe general be
in}: but a short dis tance oh. As we were
Withdrawing. news came that Quitmanhad
carried the battery. and Gen. Butler, led
the Ohio regiment back tovthertown; at‘a
”Nieves! Point. in the streetwe became
e.’sted'to ‘a' fiscal batteries on the oppo
site SltlE’offl small'strEam; and 'alsotro'in
‘1 Mailman: (bridge-head? which enfila=
"J” “9% j 0"“ men (Elljap dly asf'w,e‘ 'm‘oji
[Vt-“l lip-the street to get-a position to
;‘churge ”"3. bane"Yacrass the». streams-4
vci’mlngt',“ “ cro”:“'¢¢h"lhe general rec’-
°"""”¢'-_.°‘l. the D?Bilio=i.'i'aod deterihiniac’v.
Ito chargefrom that p‘o'illm'f’l'én‘f ham“ 5‘
short distance‘to stop thefirinmua’nd ad?
vsnce ‘lhel‘regiment. swithithe bay'nnéhxl‘l’
{'lflditufl'ééft. himrkw‘hen’hefltvas'stroe‘kz'iig
. is e .". em ‘on boot and was“ ;
ie'a've its selfi- , ' ' . Mast!!!
' s',‘ On'entering the town.,;,t_h'a.gép'ei-'d[ mm“
“.sleo9th heroine at ohceihaiiy engaged
(IL-E All F'l’ EL D .',' ‘P A JAN}. 29. 1848.
at short. musket range} 3HB hitd‘to 'mfll‘é'
’hlil‘flilzn‘nnisanceio‘ under ‘a heavy fire.—
‘v'l‘his he did unflt‘nchinaly.’ and by “"0"
sing'his, pereun4on'6ne oc’carston passing
through a large gatéivay‘into a ‘yard Whitlh
was entirely orien'to'the enemy. When
he was woundedfni the intersection of
the tw'ostreeta; ‘he'wa's' exposed to a cross
fire of musketry and grape." - ‘ ‘
'Gen. Butler continued with the army
ilur several months after tlle ' stormingrnl
Monteiey, and \an in supreme command
at Sultillo and other places. At last his
wound. which had never healed. becoming
excessively'painlul, arid Santa'Anna’s llllfi
Vance being. it was believed, no longer to
be dreaded. he solicited & obtained leave
ot absence and returned to the U. States.
where he has smce remained. We un~
tlcrstnnd that. in consequence 0! hisl
wound. he will be lame tor life. Ken
tlall. who has lately written the general’a
biography, closes it with the following de
scription of his personal appearance, and
this glowing eulogy on li’s character :
" In person Gen. Butler is tall, straight.
and handsomely lorrned, exceedingly ac
tive and‘aler‘t—his mien is inviting—Fhis
manners gracclu|~his gait and air milita
‘ry—his countenance frank and pleasing—
thc outline of his features of the aquelino
cast. thin and pointed in expression—the
general contour of his head in Roman. ‘
"The character of Gen. Butler in pti‘
vate life is in line keeping with that exhib
ited in his public,£areer. In the donies
tic circle. care. kitfilness. assitluous actlv
tty in anticipating the wants ol all around
him—readiness to lurein his owp gratifi
cation to gratify others. have become hub.
its glowing out at his aflectians. His love
inakes'perpetual sunshihe at his home.
” Among his neighbors, liberality. alla
bility. and active sympathy mark his so
cial intercourse, and unhentling integti‘ty
and justice all his dealings. It is too much
the habit in Kentucky, with stern & fierce
men. to carry their personal and political ‘
ends with (thigh hand. Gen. Butler. with ‘
all the masculine strength, courage. and
reputation to give success to attetnptsuf
this sort, never evinced the slightest dis
position to indulge the power. whilst his
well known firmness always forbade such
attempts on him. His lile has been one of
peace with all men. except the enemies of
his country.”
' . ~669-
Tlle Inauguration.
The ceremony of lnuugurnling Funnels R.
Suuxx. Governor elect, took place a: Hur'riuburg.
,6“ 'l‘ueaday lhe 18m mutant. The procession.
competed gflhe Held- of Department. military.
‘ citizen. and llmngon. fanned n: lhe tcnidcncc‘ ol
lhe Governor about 11 o'clock. nml repaired [q the
bell of the Home. of Representatives. where the
member: ofthe Senmoend Han-e were assembled
in conveulion, when lhe onlh of Mike wan udmln~
meted to his Excellency by the Speaker of the 1
Senate. The Governorlhen addressed lhe nsncm.
bled mulliludo m follows :
anmns AND FELLow-Clnzzxs.
appearing belore. you to renew .thepulemn
oblig-tion 'ol fidelity to the Conatilu’tio‘o.
and my pledges for the inithlul execution
of the duties. to which the soflrages of lhe
people have again called me. I avail my
sellol your presence. to express to you.
and through you to my lellow citizens of
the Commonwealth. my gratitude lor the
lavor wtth which they have regarded my
ellorts. to discharge the duties at my trust.
in good laitli. _The practical knowledge
which I have acquired. ol the various and
complicated duties of the Chief Executive
Magistrate-of the State. increases my dis
truat, l have always tell. of my ability so
to‘perlorm‘thern. as to justily the public
apprbval ; and constrains me to solicit a
cotiliouance of the some kind indulgence.
which has been hitherto extended to me
so generously. - t -
'lntakiog the solemn oath. which lhe
lConstilution exacts from all who areclo
‘thed With the delegated will 'of the people.
it isprOper‘lo recall to mind the princi
:ples upon‘ which our goVernment‘is has?)
—‘thnt their. spiril’und "tneoning my e’
opprehEnded. their Value appreciated. and
the obligation to guard them, with untir
ing Vigilance. enlorcedr ~ .
' lit the lormatlon of our government. po-‘
litical power has been resolved into its
simplest'element. "It is the eowzn Ola-"ms
renew. by.the. expression oftheir‘will. in
lree hind equalielectiona, to out; and
this opsumes‘ lor_it's' basis. the-great .‘un
‘damei’ii'al- irothi ~:hlat"m‘dn~is capable of‘
self government; "
’ “This greht p'olificnlprinciplm'only pars
finlly dévétqped‘ befmc. was. by out ne
publlqan fathers. made lhe gruundiwork
of I\vri_ttenconslituuon9.‘ which defined and
lhhile‘d “the 'po‘u've‘rs‘: uf'govcmment. and
prescribed 'the duties almose‘io whom its
administrationwns'entrusted‘.' 'l‘liis’ia (he
nnimnlipg’principlo pf-‘uur whoie system.
It shieldn life and _liberty.'thh acquisition
1 and enjoyment of proverly'and reputation;
Asaugpjng'xne inherém and'exélusqye‘rigm
of ‘lih’é {people 10 - insgitule government :lb'r ‘
Ihei‘n peuéaw oilety,‘ and "happinem .it 23%.);-
cures‘ féli‘gié‘fié‘freehhvfifrefi üb‘d?eq'uxh!,’qL‘
leczio‘ns; the majgby jury‘,’rgen'cral ‘tedqc'af
(iuqrth‘eJibgrl‘y‘p‘f lhe‘ :preas, _nndéallfthei
‘easgminl- 'gqarusgiot V‘rglig'iOusg“polilicnl’," gi},
‘vil andl‘peuon’a‘létighy ;:flfh'isvdedx'oci‘Klib
pomriiqlvgtivemmc‘til.” I'9, (he'mccuriky '10!
'libertyv I'n'all ks form‘sgf-anvd np 19"35“
fundamental. political power. is recogni
sed in this country. ‘ '
' lts happy influence is traced. in the re
‘wards which follow industry and enter;
prize among’us. with such astonishing rs
pidity.’ ‘ "But as wealth increases. causes
thatare inherent in human nature,’ produce
inequality in its distribution. .Tilfii'lalll'
ers of our government. toresaw {the ten
dencylnl this.-and that it mightcventuate
in thecreation ol a permanent aristocracy
olulwealtli. Wisely guarding against it,
they not only abolished the laws of primo
geniture'and entails. and enacted our ‘e
qual laws oldescent and distribution. but
they secured to us. their posterity. the e
qual right of acquiring. "possessing and
protecting property. by making it an es
s‘ential article of the Constitution.
Still, political society is. and always
must be influenced.” to a considerable ex?
tent. by the diflarent circumstances of the
people. Capital and labor. if regarded
separately. have apparently (“threat in
terests :—--and yet these powers. ifleft to
their unrestricted action. under the sale
tary influence at our system. mutually
sustain and cherish each other. Those
whore-present each. will. in the progress
at allairs. change their positions; laborers
will become capitalists. and capitalists Iri
borers :—-and these quiet. and peaceful.
and equalizing revolutions. will be ever
in progress ; neither power predominating.
or injuriously ‘controlling the other; but
both contributing. in perlect harmony. to
the promotiomol the general welfare.
it is to this tree and naturalrcombinntion
oflabor and capital. under the controlling
influence olreligious‘and civil liberty. that
we must ascribe the unexampled progress
at civilization and refinement amongst us,
the advance at sctence and the arts. and
the illustrations ivhich surround us on ev.
ery side. of the power of man to exalt his
moral and intellectual nature; Yet it is a
tact. not to be concealed. that the inter
ests. so beneficially and justly united by
the wise policy ol our system, are not al
ways content with that equality of rights.
which is in tact the best security of both.
Capital, with untiring industry. is ever
seeking, from the Legislature. the grant
of special protection and perpetuity ol
privilege. This.“ admitted. is at once
destructive of the balance between those
powers. which it should be the aim at gov
ernment steadily to maintain. and works
most injuriously to the citizen. leading to
oppression on the one hand. and to inde
pendence on the other. Thus. the beau
tiful orderol the whole system is derang
ed. and the loundationa upon which this
noble structure of goyernment has risen.
to command the admiration and control
the destinies at the world. are undermin
ed. To counteract this injurious tenden
cy of capital. and to confine it within the
just limits prescribed bythe Constitution.
is the high and imperative duty of every
citizen. and especially ot those to whose
oflicial guardianship the public. interests
are confided. . ,_ .-
Impressed with theforce of this obliga
dos, and with a fixed purpose to maintain
all the principles of our government. lad
here to the opinions I had the honor to an
nounce in my first Inaugural Address;
andl avail myself at this occasion to add.
that I held every attempt on the part of
those who are entrusted with delegated
and limited powers. to create public debt
without providing ample means for its
payment. within a reasonable period ; to
make contracts in the form of grants to
individuals for binding posterity ; to cre
ate new powers of government. without
the consent of the people; to. place any
delegated poWers. which are dependent
upon the popular will, beyond its control ;
to increase or diminish any executive. le
gislative orjudici-rl power. as defined by
the Constitution. is interdicted by that in
strume-t. or manifestly unmse and impol
itic. These opinions are only a response
to the public sentiment. in regard to the
principles of the government. which senti
ment is always iii-advance ol those who
allect to distrust tliejudginent of the peo
ple, and doubt their capacity to rule them
selves. ,- " . 7 4 . .
_With an earnest desire fully to realize
the imposing .soleinnity ol my position.
and feeling my dependence on our; He'av
enly Father.l humbly ,involieHisassis
lance. that His strength may siistain.,and
His wisdom direct main the performance
of all the duties at the high office to which
I am‘callcd; that i may always recOgnlze
the sensibilityof those to Whom :the peo
ple have delegated any portion ofvitheir
sovereignty. and use. thei‘powizr conferred
upon rue. for the single purpose of promo.
ting the. public good. preserving inviolate
all the cherished principlesot‘liberty. 80d
adding to the paltubilityol' the inundatt‘onjs
upon which they rest.‘ " ' . H
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NEW. SERIES-VOL. I.~No. 1'o;.--wnom Names.
FRS.-‘ R.’;SHUNK.
, Remark; own-“mean -
t ' ~ ofoentre'count -. ~ ,
ON THE SUBJECT 01" commsou scuobns. :
‘ Mr. Bushnell, of Wayno‘gy-ofleted'tho‘
loltowlng resolutnon: '- . - - ‘-
ifieaalued. That 5000 Coptic-ofthe re
poztof the Superintendent ‘ot Common
Schools, be printed in Englilh.‘ Ind-2000'
in German for distribution among the pen-‘9
pie of this Commonwealth. ', *‘l-g . -
Mrpnuntor Chester; propoqodf to a
mcod. by striking nfl' the 2000 German.
copies. - f -'
k 3391 M- amendmeot. Mr."Moek,'remar
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Mr. SPEAKER :-—When the report 0'
the Superintendent '0! common Schools.
in this State, was read to the; House, I
ntended to move for the publication of
[O,OOO copies in English. and 3.000 In
lGermao. The motion of the gentleman
Ifrom Wayne to print 5.000 English; and
2.000 German copies. in‘sddition to those
already printed. is. I think. the leaet‘pou
sihle number that wecan in decency pro.
pose, if we would benefit our constituen
cy by the circulation of this able and nice
lul state paper. , _
We must give our friends information
of what is done. and now doing with their”
money. Igo for economy where the im
prchment and intelligence of the people
are not retarded. thereby. But we most
Ilop for that. The people pay all; bear
all burdens. and demand of us imperative-
Iy, a knowledge of the purposes foriwbiCh
we appropriate their money. .Then do
permit us to circulate the reports at the
public officers of this Commonwealth free
ly“ among the people. They read-fthey
en‘quire-A-they think. - "
l‘he principal objection is “printing so
many copies in German." Now. many
mind. this is preciselyvthe best part of the
resolution. We have a large German pop
ulstion' in the heart or the Slate. whose
claims are to be respected. Many of them
not only speak. but read and think in Ger
man. They are our neatest. wealthieet
and most successful farmers. Yes, sir,
tbey are the MODEL namene of thie’great
nation. ' ,
Str. no man on this door can boast a no
hler consistency than myself. Honest. in
dustrious. frugal. upright and intelligent;
they are at once the honor and ornament of
this great. good old Commonwealth. ‘ "
But it is of the German part of my é‘o'n
stitnency. [ wish now particularly to speak.
They form what has aptly- been‘vtermed.
the "Om Guano" ot‘ . the Democracy of
Centre county. From where I live. at th'e
extreme west. to the lower end of Poona
’vallsy, lies a row of townships where our
‘German population mainly reside. In four
ofthesetownehips we only circulate Ger
man tickets pending an election; it is here
we have ourstrength; harden the incomp
tible. staunch. sterling Democracy—when
we foot up our election returns. we usually
have from five to sis‘: hundred majority--
Here. sir. are good farms and farmers;—
good barns and other improvements-good
men and true. I love the. Germanchar
ectei' because of its uniformity—rte stabili
ty. lt.'like your hills and mountains, is
lunchengeable. '
I know it is objected. that they are be—
htnd the times—not up to the ages-honkin
ted, dark. ignorant. This is not the {set--
far from it—as all may see who acquaint
themselves with them. I admit my Ger»
man constituents to he' primitive and ML
form infltheir habits. While the wily‘and
changet’el Yankee, cameieon-like. changes
his manners. the cut of his coat. and shape
of his hat. with every fresh importation of
fashion. my sturdy old German friend
wears his broad hatand drab aver-coat. the
same through life l—perhapu the same his
father wart-«ides a good horse--mano
factutes much of what he wears. and pre
nerves the same simple. unuslentetious '
manners through life. ' . '
‘_ Somegenllemen have expressed a wish
to have the German. as a vernaculerlsn
guage. extinguished in this country. I
have no sympathy with such a wish; [am
not of that mind; nay. sir. I should regret
it greatly. [trust it Will'never'ceas'e to
be taught in our common and high school's,
and spoken In our country. I prize the
noble old German—the "deep. strong.
rongh language of our Saxon ancestors. If
the Anglo Saxon be better, itbwee most .
to its deep~ Saxon root—it's 'gréat mixture
with this fountain-—prolific_ of the‘richsst
and most profound literature; Why‘dtivo
it outofthe country. ' ’ ' ’ ' ‘
Sir. the German Saxon was thelang‘uage ..
of the. greetLUTHEß—lhe language of
theßelorénetloét. ‘ ' 'p ” ", ‘3
"Itis e ‘arge by those 0 hosed '
resolution. that the Germanfphreslggflr':
adopt the common ; school system; ' yea.
1'18"“! °PP'°.“?, "- . ..' _fs'adilygc'oncede that
they'are 'elow to tail in with newfahd nov
el‘enterprizes.‘ This is their way,"gs'j‘fi"¢§y . '
!°°k_b,°{°'°, lb” leap § ' they _reasonL‘si'lhßy.
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N°l "."h 1992. Nb.“ this, 'ibt'y,.~B}6.'wnesss .
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